The Science of Smart Consulting: Moving from Gut Feel to Data-Driven Collaboration

The dojo.live show / Interviews with Visionaries Shaping Travel Tech

How can Agentic AI and a modern consulting mindset make hospitality tech strategy repeatable, contextual, and client-specific?

In this episode of dojo.live, we sit down with David Chestler, President, and Daniel Johnson, Strategic Advisor – EMEA, of ProVision Partners to challenge outdated consulting models and explore the future of strategic enablement in hospitality tech. With decades of leadership experience and a front-row seat to hospitality’s digital transformation, David and Daniel share how Agentic AI is reshaping the consulting playbook—enabling faster, more contextual, and repeatable engagements that move beyond gut feel and guesswork. From busting industry myths to differentiating collaboration from coordination, this conversation offers a behind-the-scenes look at how consultants, vendors, and hoteliers can uncover blind spots, benchmark more intelligently, and accelerate innovation. David and Daniel also unpack the concept of serialized consulting—where 70% of the work is standardized, and 30% is tailored for true personalization.

About David Chestler

David Chestler is recognized as an icon of the global hospitality and travel industry, having forged a successful career in hotel technology that spans over three decades. He currently serves as President of ProVision Partners International, Inc, a hotel and travel consultancy and marketing firm that he co-founded in 2019. Since beginning his career in hospitality in 1989 with Utell International, Chestler has held leadership roles with some of the industry’s most prominent organizations, where he consistently delivered global scale and growth by developing high performance teams focused on complex technology solutions.

About Daniel Johnson

A veteran of the travel technology sector, Daniel Johnson brings over two decades of experience in cybersecurity, data protection and strategic consulting to his role as Strategic Advisor – EMEA at ProVision Partners. As co-founder of VENZA, a leading provider of data protection and regulatory compliance solutions for the hospitality industry, Johnson played a pivotal role in shaping the company’s vision and growth.

While serving as the company’s CEO, he led the organization’s strategic direction, including oversight of sales, marketing and product development teams. Under his leadership, the company experienced significant growth, including the addition of an office in the Netherlands in 2018, further expanding the enterprise’s global footprint.

At ProVision Partners, Johnson advises clients on business growth opportunities, strategic initiatives, cybersecurity strategies and digital innovation, helping organizations stay competitive and secure in an increasingly complex global marketplace.